Reflection

This is a picture I took in New York City; it's the reflection of a skyscraper, clouds, and the sky on another skyscraper. I took a close-up shot, avoiding the outline of the skyscrapers, to give it an abstract feel.

I especially like the color of the cloud reflection: it has a pastel look, and the window edges look like stitches on a quilt. An interesting effect considering the artificial and high-tech quality of the sibject matter.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

During the Outer Banks trip, we also visited the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk.
This is where Wilbur and Orville Wright attempted to fly for about 3 years, until they finally succeded in December of 1903.

There isn't much to see there: some markers that show where the plane started, took off, and landed again; a re-enactment (with mannequins) of the moment of flight (see picture above); and a nice futuristic monument to flight (see picture below - I tried to add a futuristic painting touch to it because the regular picture looked too much like a postcard).

There is also a small museum in the visitor center; it's pretty interesting, with a lot of information on flight and the work of the Wright brothers. Their story is fascinating, so don't miss out on it.